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How to beat inflation

Tim Bennett looks at inflation - what it is, how its measured, and the effect it can have on your wealth - and suggests some straightforward ways of combatting it.

by: Tim Bennett
25 Mar 2011

Tim Bennett looks at inflation - what it is, how its measured, and the effect it can have on your wealth - and suggests some straightforward ways of combatting it.

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